Coin chute



. 1 June 21, 19 27. I P. c. SMITH 533,234

COIN CHUTE Filed April 2. 1924 Patented June 1927.

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a lication fi1ed'*A-pri1:*2, 1924. seriai m. 703,639.

in coin controlledsm'achines and has foro'ne object to permit ready, adjustment of 'such I machines for operation by coins of different r sizes.

A further object of the invention is gto provide a coin chute that will automatically eliminate a coin of-smaller size than that intended for operating the machine and one that will not clog if a coin which has been used to operate the mechanism is not ejected when it should be.

Further objects of the invention will be in part apparent and in part pointed out during the description. This application forms a continuation in part of my co-pending application, Serial No. 565,292, filed June 2, 1922.

lVhile the coin chute forming the subjectmatter of this application is intended for use in any coin controlled mechanism, it is shown herein embodied in a machine such as shown in my co-pending application above referred to. 1

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a portion of the machine such as disclosed in my aforesaid co-pending application. I

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, certain parts being shown in elevation, and

Fig. '3 is a sectional View on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 illustrating a different size of plate used in order to vary the size of the opening in the coin chute.

The coin controlled mechanism is enclosed in a casing or cabinet 1 and is operated by a lever 2 moving between stops 3 on the outside of the casing or cabinet. this particular machine the lever 2 operates a series of views or pictures illuminated by means of windows 4 and 5 and viewed at 6. This mechanism is adapted to be operated by means of a coin deposited in the aperture 7, which aperture connects with the chute 8. From chute 8 the coin passes into the chute 9. Each of the chutes 8 and 9 are preferably made of a grooved member, the

groove being covered by an apertured plate secured to said member as by screws 11. If a com should become stuck in a chute it may bequiclzly removed by merely removing The. chutes Sand 9.v are or a sufficient size .to. accommodate any suitablev coin and one ,ofthe: principal objects Of-myinvention is to provide means for adjustiiigfthechute. so

-as topermit use of a coin of a pre-de t eri'mineds ze :only. Inthe presenhe'mbodiment such a means-is eziemp lilied by. 'an

aperture '12 in the plate 13 which is fastened by the screws 11 to the grooved member 14. From an inspection of Fig. 3, it will be seen that said member 14 has at its upper edge a projection 15 whereby the chute is inclined at an angle to the vertical. The aperture 12 is made sufiiciently small so that the largest coin which it is desired to use I provide means to adjust the size of the aperture 12 so that coins of any desired sizes may pass safely thereby. Such an adjustmg means is exemplified by a plate 16 fastened to the member 13 as by a screw 17. The plate 16 may be of any size desired to close the aperture 12 any desired amount, so that acoin of smaller size than called for will fall through the aperture 12 as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. In Fig. 4; I have shown a plate 16 ofa larger size than the'plate 16 andwhich may be used to vary the size of the opening 12. After passing through the chute 12 the coin 18 comes to rest against a pivoted member 19 in the full line osition shown in Fig. 2. When in this position it rests on a pawl 20, operatively connecting said pawl to a ratchet 21 in the manner described in my aforesaid co-pending application. After using the machine the coin is removed from its full line position, as shown in Fig. 2, by the leaf spring 21 being actuated to the left by pin 22 on the ratchet 21 and on its return movement. striking the pivoted member 19 and pens that a coin will be left in theposition shown in full lines in Fig. 2. The nextcustomer will deposit another coin which will come to rest on top of the first coin in the position shown in dotted line in Fig. 2 at 23, thus clogging the machine. To avoid this difficulty I have provided a passageway 243056 increased width over that shown in my aforesaid co-pending application, whereher, a pro eetion on the inner side of said by a second coin entering the top of the chute 9 will merely strike the coin 18 and be deflected down the chute 9. It will thus be apparent that I have provided a coin chute which is easily adjusted to permit use of different sizes of coins, one which will not clog if a coin is'not ejected at the proper time and one which will automatically eliminate a coin of smaller size than that intended to be charged.

struction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and without sacrificing the advantages of the invention and I reserve the right to make all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the following claim.

I cla1m: A coin chute comprising a grooved memmember at the top thereof to space the upper edge of the grooved member from a support and maintain said member in an inclined position, a cover plate on the inclined side of said member and having an opening therein, and interchangeable plates on the inclined side of said cover plate and cooperating with said opening to vary the size thereof and to permit coins of improper size to fall therethrough.

PERCY G. SMITH. 

